Lowndes County, Mississippi

Tax Lien57,210 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Lien

Redemption periodstate default

2 years from sale

Investor returnstate default

1.5% per month (18%/yr) plus fees

Governing statutestate default

Mississippi Code Title 27, Ch. 41–45

Notes

Mississippi tax-lien certificate county. Lowndes County Chancery Clerk is collector of delinquent taxes; annual sale has run online via GovEase (county moved online under a multi-year GovEase contract). Mississippi statutory default sale day is the last Monday in August — confirm the exact 2026 Lowndes window on GovEase and with the Chancery Clerk (662-329-5800). 2-year redemption at 1.5%/month (18%/yr) plus fees; unredeemed certificates mature toward a tax deed from the Chancery Clerk. Columbus / Golden Triangle (Starkville–West Point–Columbus) industrial and university-adjacent market.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (GovEase tax sale)

Frequency

Annually (MS default last Monday in August; confirm Lowndes 2026 date on GovEase)

Platform

GovEase — Lowndes County tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register on GovEase; complete bidder training if required; fund per platform terms. Payment timing is strict after auction close — confirm current fee schedule (registration, certificate, etc.) with GovEase support and Lowndes Chancery Clerk before the sale week.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Certificate stage is a lien, not title. After the tax deed matures post-redemption, most private liens are cut off; federal liens can survive. Mississippi tax titles are frequently litigated — verify notice quality carefully.

Quiet title

Very commonly required in Mississippi for marketable/insurable tax title before resale.

Deal maths for Mississippi

Assessment ratio: 0.15× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Miss. Const. art. 4, § 112: Class I, single-family owner-occupied residential, is assessed at 10% of true value; Class II, all other real property, at 15%; Class III at 15% and Class IV public utility property at 30%. This entry uses the Class II rate.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Lowndes County Chancery Clerk — Delinquent Taxes ↗

662-329-5800

Clerk of court

Lowndes County Chancery Clerk (records / tax deeds) ↗

662-329-5800

Property appraiser

Lowndes County Tax Assessor / mapping ↗

662-329-3940

GIS / parcel map

Lowndes County Tax Assessor maps (tscmaps) ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Columbus city / downtown–university edge

MSU–Golden Triangle spillover, medical, and retail supporting stronger SF and rental demand

Columbus AFB / north base corridor

Air Force training wing supports rental and workforce housing near gates

New Hope / east suburban fringe

Suburban SF growth with school-driven demand outside the urban core